Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #108

Hi, everyone !!

If you've been following the goings-on around these parts over the past couple of months, you'll be all too aware of the unusual publishing method I've adopted for several of my blog posts during that time. For everyone else, it means I (basically) didn't have enough time to publish those posts in their entirety on a Saturday (as per my self-imposed deadline each week) and had to resort to doing both an "early edition" and a "late edition" for each of the articles. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to repeat that "slow-drip" method of publishing for the current 'Weekly RoundUp' post as well. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you, but (again) it was entirely due to factors beyond my control. You can expect several items of Roku-related news to be added to this post over the coming weeks so, all being well, if you visit this blog again sometime in the near future... you should find that the "late edition" of this article has been published to bring you all up to speed with recent Roku happenings. :-)

Luckily, we've been blessed with a bumper crop of new channel additions this week - as you'll soon discover when you continue reading below - but, as a direct consequence of that, I was unable to find the time to leave you with details for any "private" channels on this occasion. Should you find yourself "jones-ing" for more Roku content, however, I suggest you look back over my tweets from the last week on the companion Twitter Feed to this blog: @ukrokuchannels where you will find details for some "private" channels I intend to add to this blog at a later date, which you may (or may not) have come across before. Those of you who don't mind waiting, and/or have no desire to go "trawling" through my ramblings on Twitter, can expect to find the info for several more of these "private" channels in a future 'Weekly RoundUp' post to "reward" you for your patience! ;-)

Anyway, before I proceed with listing the current crop of new channels (plus providing links to their associated reviews) for this particular 'Weekly RoundUp'... a brief reminder that, whilst I had hoped I'd be able to catch-up on the missing Roku-related news from this blog in recent weeks, all the extra work I've been burdened with of late means it remains unlikely that I'll be fully caught-up anytime soon. Until I do find the time... my one saving grace is that (as mentioned previously) I have somehow managed to remain up-to-date with all the latest additions to the "New" category of the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store and will endeavour to flesh-out what's missing ASAP! Admittedly, there are quite a few articles that I need to catch up on but, rather than post links for individual weeks, I'll simply refer you back to my "Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #78", which contains all of the pertinent information you might need when researching back over the items in question. Again, I'm sorry this has dragged-on (far) longer than anticipated, and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you, but (all being well) things will be back up to speed soon!

For now... all I can offer you is a brief summary of the latest additions to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store from the past seven days. As with my other recent posts, you can expect any additional Roku-related news from the past week, along with details of any changes to the channel selection found on NowTV Boxes, to be added at some point in the near future. As for "mending" all of the "broken" links from previous 'Weekly RoundUp' posts, I still can't put a time-scale on how long that is going to take but (like I said before) if you "copy" the existing link(s) and change the "http" prefix to "https", as well as removing the "forward slash" between 'channels' and '#!details', so that "channels#/!details" becomes "channels#!details" in each weblink, you should find that they will all work for you and redirect to the new-look version of each individual channel description. As with the last twenty-one 'Weekly RoundUp' posts, every link from this week (plus all future posts) will use the new format, so it's only those from 'Weekly RoundUp #1' up as far as 'Weekly RoundUp #86' which you'll have to amend... at least, until I can edit/repair the links for you !!

Still, with all the "missing" Roku-related news (and links) yet to follow, let's now press on with the current 'Weekly RoundUp' of NEW ADDITIONS to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store. This time there are TWENTY-TWO NEW CHANNELS which have been added during the preceding seven day period. These latest additions to the channel line-up provided FRESH CONTENT in each of the Food, Special Interest, Screensavers & Apps plus Religion & Spirituality genres (i.e. categories). Specifically... this means there are no less than THIRTEEN EXTRA CHANNELS in the "Special Interest" category, plus FOUR EXTRA CHANNELS in the "Food" genre, and THREE EXTRA CHANNELS in the "Religion & Spirituality category, as well as TWO EXTRA CHANNELS under "Screensavers & Apps" - all of which combine to make-up the selection of new choices added to the channel store on UK Roku devices during this past week. 

In keeping with previous installments from the 'Weekly RoundUp' series, details of these new channels have been listed below, together with links to obtain further information {by clicking on the channel name(s) beneath the respective channel icon(s) as pictured} and to read a 'Roku Guide' review (where available) with an independent (slightly more expansive) assessment of each one:-

DERBY GIRL...................................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

PLEASE NOTE:- That the 'Derby Girl' channel for Roku devices, developed by 'HostTec Solutions', is a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION purchase with recurring payments. As such, if you choose to subscribe to this channel, YOU WILL BE CHARGED £0.69 PER MONTH and will continue to be charged in this manner UNTIL YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. It is also worth noting, before you subscribe, that ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE !!

LIFE CHURCH AG................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

GOD'S TRUTH AND DELIVERANCE...............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

WINTER SAVER.............................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

PLEASE NOTE:- That the 'Winter Saver' channel for Roku devices, developed by 'Endangered Screens', is a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION purchase with recurring payments. As such, if you choose to subscribe to this channel, YOU WILL BE CHARGED £0.69 PER MONTH and will continue to be charged in this manner UNTIL YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. It is also worth noting, before you subscribe, that ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE !!

ICONICI MMA TV.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

TWO POINT FOUR................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

DATE RIGHT.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

LOVE YOUR HOME.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

TO HEALTH...........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

ZOOMIN.TV FOOD...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

SMOKY RIBS.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

COOKING OUTDOORS.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

COOKING SHOOKING........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

GREECE TRAVEL [by TripSmart.TV]..................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

LIKEHEARTED.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

CARDIGAN EMPIRE............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

NOMADIC SAMUEL.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

THAT IS ALL MAKEUP.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

STYLE AND PEPPER...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

MAIEDAE...............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

MANUALIDADES CON NIÑOS.........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

PLEASE NOTE:- That, because the 'Manualidades con Niños' channel does not yet(?) feature in the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no link available to a channel description from the Roku website. Consequently, the link provided (above, left) will redirect you to the official website of 'Manualidades con Niños' who provide all the content for this Roku channel on UK Roku devices. Until such a time (if at all) that the 'Manualidades con Niños' channel does get added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, this will remain the case. However, should that situation change, I will (of course) add the "missing" link for the channel description from the Roku website to this post.

ALSO:- Again, due to the fact that the 'Manualidades con Niños' channel does not yet(?) feature in the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no link available to a 'Roku Guide' review of the channel. Needless to say, as with any subsequent link to a channel description on the Roku website, I will also add the "missing" link for any future review to this post... if & when a 'Roku Guide' review for the 'Manualidades con Niños' channel on Roku devices is published.

SCOUT FOR NETFLIX.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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Anyhow, like it or not, that is your lot for this week and, whilst it doesn't quite match-up to the twenty-nine channels which made it into the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store during the same time-frame, it's better to have 22 NEW CHANNEL CHOICES as shown above, than none at all, don't you think?!

Meanwhile... hopefully everyone in the UK with a Roku player managed to find something they like within the twenty-two "public" channels or else the "private" channels, whose access codes were "gifted" to you via the companion Twitter Feed to this blog, at various points throughout the last seven days. Even so, if you didn't find anything to add to your Roku channel selection from the assortment of channels on offer this week, you'll just have to pay us a visit another time when, with any luck, there will be something more to your liking. Afterall, there's no point installing every channel because like I say... when it comes to adding new channels to your Roku, IT'S YOUR CHOICE and, as with all things Roku... THE CHOICE IS ALWAYS YOURS !!

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As mentioned earlier in this post, you can expect my usual summary of all the goings-on (or not) in the (severely restricted) Roku Channel Store that features on NowTV Boxes to follow in the near future. Meanwhile, whether you happen to own a Roku player, a NowTV Box, OR BOTH, as I do... be sure to check my previous posts (as mentioned above) for all the new additions to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store in each of the thirty-five preceding weeks and then come back again in seven days' time for my next 'Weekly RoundUp'. However, if you can't wait that long, remember you can always keep up with all the UK Roku action (as it happens) throughout the coming week, by following the companion Twitter Feed: @ukrokuchannels where up-to-the-minute info on all things Roku-related (here in the UK) is posted on a daily basis (well, almost).

Until the next time, then...

That's all folks !!